Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2026 · Assigned by DSF

CVE-2026-35193Potential exposure of private data via missing Vary: Authorization in UpdateCacheMiddleware

Low 3.1

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in Django from djangoproject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.15 and 6.0 before 6.0.6. `django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware` in Django does not add `Authorization` to the `Vary` response header for requests bearing that header without `Cache-Control: public`, which allows remote attackers to read private cached responses via unauthenticated requests to the same URL. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Shai Berger for reporting this issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.24py3-django5.2.15-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-35193
Debian:12python-djangono fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-35193
Debian:13python-djangono fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-35193
Debian:14python-django3:5.2.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35193
PyPIdjango5.2.15, 6.0.6PYSEC-2026-197
PyPIdjango6.0.6GHSA-qpc8-7fxc-cm4p
PyPIdjango5.2.15GHSA-qpc8-7fxc-cm4p
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpython-djangono fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35193
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpython-djangono fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35193
Ubuntu:25.10python-djangono fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35193
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSpython-djangono fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35193
Ubuntu:26.10python-djangono fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35193

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
djangoproject Django 6.0 – before 6.0.65.2 – before 5.2.15

Weakness: CWE-524 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References